Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Schlack

Kenneth E. Schlack has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Animal trap with collapsible arm
    Patent number: 8490322
    Abstract: An animal trap has a base, an upper jaw pivotally coupled with the base so that it is movable between a closed position and an open position, and a set arm that is pivotally coupled with the upper jaw and moveable between a collapsed position and an open position. In its open position, the set arm provides a lever whereby application of a force to the set arm moves the upper jaw toward its open position. A method for trapping an animal includes moving a trap between a first position, where the upper jaw is closed, and the set arm is collapsed, and a second position, where the upper jaw is closed and the set arm is open. The method further includes the step of moving the trap between a second position and a third position in which the upper jaw is open, and the set arm is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Dobias, Mou Li Lin, Tsung Yi Chung, Di Jun Yan, Thomas Paul Danniger, Kenneth E. Schlack
  • Rodent trap having a pivoting platform
    Patent number: 8490323
    Abstract: A trap with a housing having a first wall, an entrance, and a base; a latch mechanism coupled with the base; a pivoting platform pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent a juncture of the base and first wall and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism; and a trigger plate assembly including a first trigger plate and a second trigger plate that are pivotally coupled with the pivoting platform. The first trigger plate is operably coupled with the latch mechanism and the second trigger plate is operably coupled with the first trigger plate. When the trap is triggered by an animal, the pivoting platform disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting platform and trigger plate assembly pivot toward the first wall of the housing, moving the rodent toward the first wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the trigger plate assembly and the first wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Nathan, Matthew L. Philips, Lynn Briggs, Thomas Paul Danniger, Richard Gene Foster, Kenneth E. Schlack, Mou Li Lin, Di Jun Yan
  • Animal Trap with Collapsible Arm
    Publication number: 20120011764
    Abstract: An animal trap has a base, an upper jaw pivotally coupled with the base so that it is movable between a closed position and an open position, and a set arm that is pivotally coupled with the upper jaw and moveable between a collapsed position and an open position. In its open position, the set arm provides a lever whereby application of a force to the set arm moves the upper jaw toward its open position. A method for trapping an animal includes moving a trap between a first position, where the upper jaw is closed, and the set arm is collapsed, and a second position, where the upper jaw is closed and the set arm is open. The method further includes the step of moving the trap between a second position and a third position in which the upper jaw is open, and the set arm is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Scott F. Dobias, Mou Li Lin, Tsung Yi Chung, Di Jun Yan, Thomas Paul Danniger, Kenneth E. Schlack
  • Rodent Trap Having A Pivoting Platform
    Publication number: 20110072708
    Abstract: A trap with a housing having a first wall, an entrance, and a base; a latch mechanism coupled with the base; a pivoting platform pivotally coupled with the housing adjacent a juncture of the base and first wall and adapted to releasably engage with the latch mechanism; and a trigger plate assembly including a first trigger plate and a second trigger plate that are pivotally coupled with the pivoting platform. The first trigger plate is operably coupled with the latch mechanism and the second trigger plate is operably coupled with the first trigger plate. When the trap is triggered by an animal, the pivoting platform disengages from the latch mechanism and the pivoting platform and trigger plate assembly pivot toward the first wall of the housing, moving the rodent toward the first wall of the housing and trapping the rodent between the trigger plate assembly and the first wall of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: SMG BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip Nathan, Matthew L. Phillips, Lynn Briggs, Thomas Paul Danniger, Richard Gene Foster, Kenneth E. Schlack, Mou Li Lin, Di Jun Yan
  • Animal trap
    Patent number: D671614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: SMG Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Dobias, Katie Denise Chapman, Mou Li Lin, Tsung Yi Chung, Di Jun Yan, Kenneth E. Schlack
  • Animal trap
    Patent number: D713489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Dobias, Katie Denise Chapman, Mou Li Lin, Tsung Yi Chung, Di Jun Yan, Kenneth E. Schlack